diff --git a/sys-fs/bcachefs-kmod/bcachefs-kmod-1.31.2.ebuild b/sys-fs/bcachefs-kmod/bcachefs-kmod-1.31.2.ebuild
index 2f43766..0951742 100644
--- a/sys-fs/bcachefs-kmod/bcachefs-kmod-1.31.2.ebuild
+++ b/sys-fs/bcachefs-kmod/bcachefs-kmod-1.31.2.ebuild
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ DEPEND=""
 RDEPEND="${DEPEND}
 	~sys-fs/bcachefs-tools-${PV}"
 
-BDEPEND="
+BDEPEND=">=sys-kernel/linux-headers-6.16
 	verify-sig? ( >=sec-keys/openpgp-keys-kentoverstreet-20241012 )
 "